It’s true, the exact taste and texture of a Frosty! I couldn’t find my tiny packet of xanthan, so went without. I used full fat coconut milk, watered down (1/4c milk + 1/2c water), so that might have given it enough gum to thicken it up. Thanks!

This smoothie looks amazing. I have been adding smoothies to my diet and usually have one for breakfast or lunch. Smoothies are a great meal replacement and they really fill me up. I am using a diet meal planner and it really helps me stay on track to eating healthy and cutting calories.

I make a similar protein smoothie and it is wonderful. I highly recommend using Marshmallow Root powder as a thickener. Then you won’t have to use the guar and xanthan. Marshmallow root is a natural product you can find in capsules at better vitamin sources. It has no flavor and mixes in well and is also a healthy nutrient! It’s from the marshmallow root plant and has no connection to the white fluffy candies we grew up eating! You can google it for on-line sources. I also add a little oatmeal for added thickness (raw) and/or chia seeds. Yum. Healthy eating can be wonderful too. :-)

Regina! Great idea :) Does it thicken it well? I know marshmallow root is so demulcent and will form a goo after sitting out for a while. But would that work in a cold smoothie? Ideas ideas! Thanks for sharing.

Meagan– I definitely notice the difference when I forget to add the Marshmallow Root! It doesn’t thicken the drink so it’s like custard– just gives the protein drink a nice richer feel. Chia Seeds are used sometimes to make a custard– but I think you need a higher proportion of seeds to liquid for a real custard to form. If I don’t finish the drink quickly, I definitely stir it before drinking. I hope you like it if you try it! good luck- r.

Hi Emily –I use slightly different proportions than the above recipe has. I use about 1 1/2 cups almond milk, and 7-8 ice cubes. The marshmallow root is in capsules– to take as a supplement — so I open one and sprinkle the powder into the drink. I use about 1 1/2 tsps. of the chia seeds and if I add oatmeal, another 1-2 tsps. of raw oatmeal flakes. Then blend it all with the ice cubes. This combination makes my drink creamier. The above recipe uses less milk than mine, but more ice cubes — so the result would probably be similar. I hope this helps.

I’m curious where the sodium comes from.This is a pretty high amount of sodium for one drink.Heart and blood preassure patients are on a 2000mg a day allowance for sodium and I have to say from personal knowledge this amount is equivalent to the sodium in two peices of low fat sandwich meat.Please don’t think I am criticizing you I would just like to know how to cut the sodium out.

Jan, I thought that was a LOT of sodium, too. I just looked up the ingredients on the second protein powder link in the recipe. There are 390mg of sodium in one scoop. The first protein powder link only has 40mg. I suspect your choice of protein powder will make or break the healthiness of this recipe.

Wondering if you have any suggestions for me. I had a heck of a time getting the ice to blend in. Maybe it’s because I have an older blender, but I finally added more almond milk. How long do you blend it? And is it creamy before you add the thickening agents or does it only get that way after? Mine was kind of icy.

Umm, I just made this and YUM! I used chocolate almond milk, chocolate protein powder, about 2 tsp cocoa powder, and some stevia, and the gums (I wish there was a better solution!) and whizzed it up in my Vitamix and it’s delicious!!

Thanks for posting this. I am severely lactose intolerant so I gues I woll forego the protein powder as I have to find one I find palatable that is not dairy based. Right, I cannot tolerate even whey. I love milkshakes, but cannot make one using lactose-free milk because yhe sugar content is so high I get dumping syndrome. This soinds like something my picky vbody would tolerate.

Monna, have you tried Arbonne’s protein powder? It’s vegan (cranberry, pea and brown rice protein), dairy/whey free, soy free, gluten free and artificial junk free :). Only 4.5 g of sugar in one scoop too. and most importantly, delicious!! I can send you a sample if you’d like to try it!

I didn’t measure it, but I would estimate I used about 1/2 tsp, maybe slightly more? I didn’t use either of the gums – just protein powder, ice (I think 1 used a few more than this recipe) and almond milk. It made A LOT.

One day I’ll bite the bullet and buy all the gums and extracts I want to, but in the meantime, I found this recipe was great even without them!

I actually had half of a small, baked sweet potato leftover in the fridge and I think it really did the trick in thickening it up with only a very mild, nearly undetectable, sweet potato flavor. I used two full tablespoons of cocoa powder and a stevia packet and it tasted just like a frosty, in my opinion.

One thing I will say is that this recipe makes a TON! At least it did for me. I’m talking like 3 cups. Perfect if your super hungry or willing to share. I was neither, just greedy and craving something healthy and chocolatey. More for me :) Yum.